why forward curved vanes are not used in reciprocating pumps
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Centrifugal pumps do not always have backward curved vanes. But when they do, it is mostly for fluids in the incompressible regime of operation such as water. For compressible operation of fluids such as air, forward curve-vaned centrifugal pumps are used.
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